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Salesforce.com Announces Fiscal Second Quarter Results

Company Announces Record Revenue of $394 Million, an Increase of 25% Year-Over-Year Raises FY11 Revenue Guidance to $1.595 Billion to $1.6 Billion Ope

Company Announces Record Revenue of $394 Million, an Increase of 25% Year-Over-Year

  • Raises FY11 Revenue Guidance to $1.595 Billion to $1.6 Billion
  • Operating Cash Flow of $76M, up 66% Year-Over-Year
  • Deferred Revenue of $683 million, up 24% Year-Over-Year
  • 5,100 Net New Customers in Quarter
  • Total Customers at 82,400, up 30% Year-Over-Year

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – August 19, 2010 – Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing company, today announced results for its fiscal second quarter ended July 31, 2010.

“We’re delighted today to raise our full fiscal year 2011 revenue guidance to a range of $1.595 billion to $1.6 billion,” said Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, salesforce.com. “Our accelerating revenue growth in the second quarter, combined with an excellent quarter of new business worldwide, gives us confidence to raise our guidance to this exciting new milestone.”

Salesforce.com delivered the following results for the second quarter:

Revenue: Total Q2 revenue was $394 million, an increase of 25% on a year-over-year basis. Subscription and support revenues were $369 million, an increase of 26% on a year-over-year basis. Professional services and other revenues were $25 million, an increase of 12% on a year-over-year basis.

Earnings per Share: Q2 GAAP diluted earnings per share decreased 35% year-over-year to $0.11, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was flat year-over-year at $0.29. The company’s non-GAAP results exclude the effects of $27 million in stock-based compensation expense, approximately $5 million in amortization of purchased intangibles, and $6 million in non-cash interest expense related to the company’s convertible senior notes. All EPS calculations are based on 134 million diluted shares outstanding during the quarter.

Customers: Net paying customers rose approximately 5,100 during the quarter, approximately 4,600 via organic growth and another 500 as a result of the company’s acquisition of Jigsaw Data Corporation during the quarter. The number of total net paying customers at the end of the fiscal second quarter was approximately 82,400. Since July 31, 2009, the company has added approximately 19,200 net paying customers, an increase of roughly 30%.

Cash: Cash from operations for the fiscal second quarter was approximately $76 million, up 66% year-over-year. Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities finished the quarter at roughly $1.9 billion, an increase of approximately $829 million from the prior year including approximately $500 million in net proceeds from the company’s convertible senior note financing in January 2010.

Deferred Revenue: Deferred revenue on the balance sheet as of July 31, 2010 was $683 million, an increase of 24% on a year-over-year basis.

As of August 19, 2010, salesforce.com is initiating guidance for its third quarter, fiscal year 2011. For its fiscal year 2011, the company is updating the guidance provided on May 20, 2010.

Q3 FY11 Guidance: Revenue for the company’s third quarter is projected to be in the range of approximately $408 million to approximately $410 million.

GAAP diluted EPS is expected to be in the range of approximately $0.14 to approximately $0.15, while non-GAAP diluted EPS in Q3 is expected to be in the range of approximately $0.30 to approximately $0.31. The company’s non-GAAP EPS estimate excludes the effects of stock-based compensation expense, expected to be approximately $27 million, amortization of purchased intangibles related to acquisitions, expected to be approximately $5 million and non-cash interest expense related to the convertible senior notes, expected to be approximately $6 million. EPS estimates assume a GAAP tax rate of 41%, and a non-GAAP tax rate of 38%. All EPS estimates assume an average diluted share count of approximately 137 million shares.

Full Year FY11 Guidance: The company is raising its full fiscal year 2011 revenue from the guidance previously provided on May 20, 2010. Revenue for the company’s full fiscal year 2011 is projected to be in the range of approximately $1.595 billion to approximately $1.6 billion.

For the company’s full fiscal year 2011, diluted GAAP EPS is expected to be in the range of approximately $0.43 to approximately $0.45, while diluted non-GAAP EPS is expected to be in the range of approximately $1.15 to approximately $1.17. The non-GAAP estimate excludes the effects of stock-based compensation expense, expected to be approximately $117 million, amortization of purchased intangibles related to acquisitions, expected to be approximately $18 million, and non-cash interest expense related to the convertible senior notes, expected to be approximately $23 million. EPS estimates assume a GAAP tax rate of 41%, and a non-GAAP tax rate of 38%. All EPS estimates assume an average diluted share count of approximately 136 million shares.

The following is a reconciliation of the GAAP diluted EPS to non-GAAP diluted EPS guidance for the third quarter and full fiscal year.

 Fiscal 2011
   
 Q3FY2011
   
GAAP diluted EPS range$0.14-$0.15$0.43-$0.45
Plus  
Amortization of purchased intangibles0.040.15
Stock-based expense0.200.85
Amortization of debt discount0.040.17
Less  
Income tax effect of certain Non-GAAP items(0.12)(0.45)
Non-GAAP diluted EPS range$0.30-$0.31$1.15-$1.17
   
   
Shares used in computing diluted net income per share (millions)137136

Quarterly Conference Call
Salesforce.com will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter fiscal year 2011 results at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time today. A live audio webcast of the conference call, together with detailed financial information, can be accessed through the company’s Investor Relations Web site at http://www.salesforce.com/investor. In addition, an archive of the webcast can be accessed through the same link. Participants who choose to call in to the conference call can do so by dialing domestically 866-901-SFDC or 866-901-7332 and internationally at +1 706-902-1764. A replay will be available at 800-642-1687 or +1 706-645-9291, passcode 91722955, until midnight (Eastern Time) September 10, 2010.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures: This press release includes information about non-GAAP earnings per share and non-GAAP tax rates (collectively the “non-GAAP financial measures”). Non-GAAP earnings estimates exclude the impact of the following non-cash items: stock-based compensation, amortization of purchased intangibles, and the amortization of debt discount on the company’s convertible senior notes, as well as the tax consequences associated with these items. The purpose of the non-GAAP tax rate is to quantify the excluded tax consequences of the excluded expense items. These non-GAAP estimates are not measurements of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The method used to produce non-GAAP financial measures is not computed according to GAAP and may differ from the methods used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with the company’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP

The primary purpose of these non-GAAP measures is to provide supplemental information that may prove useful to investors who wish to consider the impact of certain non-cash items on the company’s operating performance. Non-cash stock-based compensation, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, and the amortization of debt discount on the company’s convertible notes are being excluded from the company’s FY11 financial results because the decisions which gave rise to these expenses were not made to increase revenue in a particular period, but were made for the company’s long-term benefit over multiple periods. While strategic decisions, such as those to issue stock-based compensation, acquire a company, or issue convertible senior notes, are made to further the company’s long-term strategic objectives and do impact the company’s income statement under GAAP measures, these items affect multiple periods and management is not able to change or affect these items within any particular period. As such, supplementing GAAP disclosure with non-GAAP disclosure using the non-GAAP measures provides management with an additional view of operational performance by excluding expenses that are not directly related to performance in any particular period, and management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP measures when planning, monitoring, and evaluating the company’s performance.

In addition, the majority of the company’s industry peers report non-GAAP operating results that exclude certain non-cash or non-recurring items. Management believes that the provision of supplemental non-GAAP information will enable a more complete comparison of the company’s relative performance.

Specifically, management is excluding the following items from its non-GAAP EPS for Q2 and its estimated non-GAAP estimates for Q3 and FY2011:

  • Stock-Based Expenses: The company’s compensation strategy is to use stock-based compensation to attract and retain key employees and executives. It is principally aimed at aligning their interests with those of our stockholders and at long-term employee retention, rather than to motivate or reward operational performance for any particular period. Thus, stock-based compensation expense varies for reasons that are generally unrelated to operational decisions and performance in any particular period.
  • The company views amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, such as the amortization of an acquired company’s research and development efforts, customer lists and customer relationships, as items arising from pre-acquisition activities. These are costs that are determined at the time of an acquisition. While it is continually viewed for impairment, amortization of the cost is a static expense, one that is typically not affected by operations during any particular period.
  • Amortization of Debt Discount: Under GAAP, certain convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash (or other assets) on conversion are required to be separately accounted for as liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer’s non-convertible debt borrowing rate. Accordingly, for GAAP purposes we are required to recognize imputed interest expense on the company’s $575 million of 0.75% convertible subordinated notes that were issued in a private placement in January 2010. The imputed interest is at a rate of approximately 5.9%. The difference between the imputed interest expense and the coupon interest expense is excluded from management’s assessment of the company’s operating performance because management believes that this is not indicative of ongoing operating performance and because it is a non-cash expense. Management believes that the exclusion of the non-cash interest expense provides investors an enhanced view of the company’s operational performance.
  • Income Tax Effects: The company’s estimated non-GAAP effective tax rate is lower than the estimated GAAP effective tax rate due to the exclusion of the expense items described above.

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“Safe harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements about expected GAAP revenue and GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share for the third fiscal quarter of 2011 and the full fiscal year, the company’s expected tax rates, stock-based compensation expenses, amortization expenses, and shares outstanding and references to unreleased services and features. The achievement or success of the matters covered by such forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If any such risks or uncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions prove incorrect, the company’s results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements we make.

The risks and uncertainties referred to above include – but are not limited to – risks associated with possible fluctuations in the company’s financial and operating results; rate of growth and anticipated revenue run rate; errors, interruptions or delays in the company’s service or the company’s Web hosting; breaches of the company’s security measures; the financial impact of any future acquisitions; the nature of the company’s business model; the company’s ability to continue to release, and gain customer acceptance of, new and improved versions of the company’s service; successful customer deployment and utilization of the company’s existing and future services; changes in the company’s sales cycle; competition; various financial aspects of the company’s subscription model; unexpected increases in attrition or decreases in new business; the emerging markets in which we operate; unique aspects of entering or expanding in international markets, the company’s ability to hire, retain and motivate employees and manage the company’s growth; changes in the company’s customer base; technological developments; regulatory developments; litigation related to intellectual property and other matters, and any related claims, negotiations and settlements; unanticipated changes in the company’s effective tax rate; fluctuations in the number of shares we have outstanding and the price of such shares; foreign currency exchange rates; interest rates; and, general developments in the economy, financial markets, and credit markets.

Further information on these and other factors that could affect the company’s financial results is included in the reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K and in other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including the company’s Form 10-Q that will be filed for the quarter ended July 31, 2010 and our Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010. These documents are available on the SEC Filings section of the Investor Information section of the company’s website at www.salesforce.com/investor.

Salesforce.com, inc. assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

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Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase Salesforce applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM." For more information please visit https://www.salesforce.com, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.

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